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The Richter scale was developed in the 1930's as a mathematical device to measure and compare the size of earthquakes
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What do you weigh on a Richter scale?
earthquakes
Do you measure earthquakes with Richter scale or the Mercalli scale?
The Richter scale
How do you use Richter Scale in a sentence?
My rebuilt engine is about 7.5 on the Richter scale! Yesterday's earthquake read 3.2 on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was developed in the 1930s.
What can you weigh on a Richter Scale?
Nothing. Weight is the force of gravity acting on objects with mass. It is measured in units of Newtons. The Richter scale is not a physical or mechanical object but a mathematical scale used to rate the magnitude (the amount of energy released by) of earthquakes.
What was the first magnitude scale used by scientists?
Richter scale
What scale is currently used to express the magnitude of an earthquake?
Richter scale
What is a numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?
Richter scale
What is used to determine placement on the Richter scale?
The Richter scale uses Arabic numerals.
What is a tornado on the Richter scale?
That is impossible as the Richter scale is for measuring earthquakes.
What is the Richter scale of the earthquake in Haiti?
It reached 7.0 on the richter scale
The Pompeii earthquake on the Richter scale?
4-5 on the Richter scale.
Have tsunamis scale of Richter?
No. The Richter Scale rates the intensity of earthquakes. There is not intensity scale for tsunamis.
